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Subject:Check your fuel line hose clamps!
From:Tabe Johnson
Date:Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:10:54 -0700

I know this is kind of beating a dead horse, but:

I was in the engine bay today (a tight fit!) checking something
else and I thought I'd wiggle my high pressure fuel line joints.
(I changed the fuel lines, hose clamps, and firewall fitting a
couple of years ago.)  Three of the joints became wet
with fuel when I wiggled them.  Obviously the fuel line compressed
over time and the (screw type) hose clamps were not able to do
their job.  A half turn with the screwdriver solved the problem.

So:  Even if you're feeling good about having newer fuel lines,
give the fittings a little push now and again to see if the hose clamps
need a bit of tightening.

tabe johnson/87 westy

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